UK Statistics Authority (Corporate Name)

Do not confuse with "National Statistics", which is not the name of a corporate body, but is a quality mark applied to official statistics by the UK Statistics Authority

Code of practice for official statistics, c2009: t.p. (UK Statistics Authority)

Its website, viewed 5th January 2016 (The UK Statistics Authority is an independent body operating at arm's length from government as a non-ministerial department, directly accountable to Parliament. It was established on 1 April 2008 by the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. The Authority's statutory objective is to promote and safeguard the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It is also required to promote and safeguard the quality and comprehensiveness of official statistics, and ensure good practice in relation to official statistics. The UK Statistics Authority has two main functions: 1. oversight of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - its executive office; 2. independent scrutiny (monitoring and assessment) of all official statistics produced in the UK)

Office for National Statistics website, viewed 5th January 2016: National Statistics documentation (The Statistics Authority also determines whether official statistics comply with the Code, and if so, designates them with the quality mark "National Statistics')